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.TH gnustep-config 1 "24/12/2007" GNUstep "GNUstep System Manual"
.SH NAME
gnustep-config \- prints information about the current gnustep installation. 
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BR gnustep-config " ["
.BI \-\-variable= variable
.RB | \-\-objc-flags | \-\-objc-libs | \-\-base-libs | \-\-gui-libs " ]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B gnustep-config
can print information about the currently installed GNUstep system. Output
is generated dynamically based on environment variables such as
GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE and GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES,
though default values for these are generated when the tool is configured/installed.  Output is primarily the locations in which various GNUstep resources are installed, but also provide flags used to build different types of GNUstep project.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-\-variable= variable
prints the value of the specified variable. Possible variables are:
.RS
.RS
.PD 0
.HP
GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES
.HP
GNUSTEP_USER_DIR
.HP
GNUSTEP_USER_DEFAULTS_DIR
.HP
GNUSTEP_HOST
.HP
GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU
.HP
GNUSTEP_HOST_VENDOR
.HP
GNUSTEP_HOST_OS
.HP
GNUSTEP_IS_FLATTENED
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_APPS
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_TOOLS
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_LIBRARY
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_HEADERS
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_LIBRARIES
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_DOC
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_DOC_MAN
.HP
GNUSTEP_xxx_DOC_INFO
.RE
where 'xxx' could be any of 'SYSTEM', 'NETWORK', 'LOCAL' and 'USER'.
.RE
.PD 1

.TP
.B \-\-objc-flags
prints all the flags required to compile an ObjC file

.TP
.B \-\-objc-libs
 prints all the flags required to link a pure ObjC program (no foundation/gui)

.TP
.B \-\-base-libs
prints all the flags required to link a command-line ObjC program (no gui)

.TP
.B \-\-gui-libs
prints all the flags required to link a GUI ObjC program
.SH BUGS
None known
.SH SEE ALSO
GNUstep(7)
.SH HISTORY
Work on
.B gnustep-config
started in 2007 by Nicola Pero <nicola.pero@meta-innovation.com>
.SH AUTHORS
This man page was written by Dennis Leeuw <dleeuw@made-it.com>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.PP
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.
